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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hollow (out)
Verb
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Multiple politicians from several countries are shoveling propaganda at an electorate in order to build terror of an enemy that doesn’t exist at all.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026 -
Others volunteered to shovel the family’s walk.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Most cities cannot excavate their way to safety fast enough.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Greenberg was excavating there around the same time CBS' Bob Simon visited in 1980.—
Seth Doane,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Hollow (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollow%20%28out%29. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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